Fingernagel

fingernail

noun FING-er-nah-gel Rare

Usage Note

Fingernagel is masculine (der Fingernagel), plural Fingernägel. Sich die Fingernägel kauen means to bite one's nails (nervous habit); the related idiom etwas brennt mir unter den Nägeln means something is urgently pressing.

Examples

"Er kaute nervös an seinen Fingernägeln."

Natural Translation

He nervously bit his fingernails.

Literal Translation

He chewed nervously on his fingernails.

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